Screen for wind-shields



A. A. MAcDONELL.

SCREEN FOR WIND SHIELDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1919.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- A. A. MAcDONELL. SCREEN FOB wmn SHIELDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. Ell-.1919.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

able (Meg by reference to'Fig; 1 as it can be seen that in order to utilize the function of the attaehmmt it is merely to a the free edge of the me I19 yanddownwardl,andthen pull the free edge of the mmnber 13 rearwardly it the stops 2 3, whereuponthepartseanbereleasedandwlll remainsetinthepositionshown. There hasthusbeenmadeasimpleandeflieientdevice of the kind described and for the purspecified. It is obvious that many 11111101 c may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material principles thereof. It is not therefore dgired to confine the invention to the exact form hereinshown and described, but it is wished to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed.

is asnewis:

' 1. lncombinatiomawindshieldhavinga her and sash frame normally in constant I combination, a wind shield having a member pivoted on a horizontal axis to provide swmging movement of its lower edge, a sash hingedly supported beneath said lower edge and havmg lts free upper edge therewith whereby to fill the bottom opemng formed by swin the shield member, means to hold said shield member and sash frame normally in constant '.|:1 'vll-I and QJOPS 011 arranged to limit'the movement of the shield member.

3. In combination, a wind shield having a member pivoted on a horizontal axis to gidrovide movemenrtl:ad of its 1W9;

,asas g y pp benmhsm 105; edge and he its free upper edge swinging therewith w tom Opening formed by swinging the shield mem to force the her and p g r ng free edge ortion of the sash toward' the shield member.

4. In combination,

r i y a wind shield having a member pivoted on a horizontal axis to rovide movement of its lower edge, a sash hingedly supported beneath said loweredgeandha itsfreeu peredge swinging therewith w ereby the bottom gpening formed b d sash mem r, stops on sea arrangedlimit themovement of the shield member,

es andsprings a g d im the i edge Having thus describedtheinvention what cl 1 tomo formedb theshield member an means to hold said n'eld memy swinging the'shield shield member'honzontally ivoted'to said frameandhavingitslowen 7| movable to the rear, a sash u.-

lllllld havmgltsupperedge 1; mova clearwardly and downd sash thereby closingtheopeninginfmntofthelowern of the shield means to hold said shield member and sash frame normallyinconstant-- and afine meshed semen filling said sash frame.

6. In a wind shield frame, so a shield member horizontally ivoted tosaid frameandhavingitslower movabletotherear,asash horizontally said frame and havmg its upper edge "I '1; movable rearwardly and downw said sash thereby the infmntofthe lower edge of the 'eld member, meansto hold said shield member and sash flamenormally in constant ent, a'fine meshedscreen filling said sash frame, andstops on said sashframearrangedtolimittherearwaid movement of the lower edge of the shield member.

7. Ineombinatiomawindshieldfmmaa shield member horizontally ivoted to said frameandhavingitslower H 5'- movable to the rear, a sash I 1, e horizontally beneath said frame and ha its upper edge e -I 1y movable rearwardly and downw said sash thereby closingfttllie o front of the lower 0 e said shield mmnber and sash frame normallyinconstant =1 ent,afinemeshed 108 screen I saidsash frame. 7 r

8, In III III 'on,awindshieldframe, I shield menlbler horizoiitally pivoted to said framean its ower 1 movable to tll l ml', a sash I horizontally beneathsaid lframe e311 havmg its u per edge magiag"y,-mov e rear--- wardi; and downwardly, said sash thereby ,closing the opening in front of the lower edge of the shield member, a fine meshed screen filling said sash frame, stops on said sash frame to limit the rearward movement of'the lower edge of the shield r,,and 'toforcethe fieeedgeportionofthe fi-ametoward the shield member. v r

r 9. In combination, a wind shield frame, a shield hgrtizfntally ivoted' to said framean vmgl ower swmgmg movable t0 the rear, a sash me horizontally beneath said frame and havmg. its u per edge ly movable. rear- 1 wardly and downw y,vsaid sash thereby,

1n front of the lower closin the oggmng' edge t the old member, means to hold said shield member and sash frame normally in constant engagement, a fine meshed screen filling said sash frame, stops on said sash frame arranged to limit the rearward movement of the lower edge of the shield member, said stops being further arranged to engage the rear face of the shield member when the latter is closed.

10. An attachment for wind shields sisting of a pair of hingedly 4 connected members, one of said members being adapted to be secured to a vehicle beneath the wind shield thereof, the, remaining member COI1-- consisting-of a sash frame su porting a screen and adapted to lie behind the lower part of said w1nd shield, stops on the forward face. of the last mentloned member adjacent its free edge, and springs carried by said members and arranged to force the free edge of the second member forwardly.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR A. MACDONELL. Witnesses:

Mrs. Anon CARSON, FANNIE BERKINTZ. 

